Welcome to the Mushroom Menagerie's Pride Month Game Jam!

Ain't that a mouthful?

Welcome to the first ever Pride MoGame Jam hosted by the Mushroom Menagerie Discord Server. We are happy for you to join us as we create and have some fun this Pride Month. You can create a video game or a tabletop game, whatever your heart desires! All we ask is that you respect our rules and choose at least one (or more!) of the themes listed below to highlight in your game.

Themes Available:

• Women with swords
• Drag Queen brunch
• Celebration of diversity

Please get a playable version in by June 27th as the server will be hosting a night of fun with all of the games! Details to come via the discord server - [LINK] (https://discord.gg/8MvBVTcuW)

Rules

Hullo, beautiful humans! We strive to make this a safe and welcoming space for all of our participants. To ensure that please follow the rules listed out and above all be kind to each other.

1. This is an inclusive Game Jam. If you have a problem with that please do not join.
2. Be respectful. We will not tolerate any form of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, racism, or discrimination/hate toward any group. If you feel a participant has violated this rule, or feel uncomfortable because of the actions of another, reach out to the moderators/admin. We do not tolerate bullying or harassment of any kind.
3. Respect pronouns and all other identifiers.
4. Include trigger/content warnings when appropriate. If you are posting something that may be triggering to others, please include a warning and place the content. This includes [but is not limited to]: abuse, trauma, violence, blood/gore, death, substance use, self harm/suicide, etc.
5. Credit all artists. Copyrighted material will result in a ban.
6. NO AI IS ALLOWED - No AI art, No AI programming, No AI anything. If we find out you used AI in a submission we will remove it.

Getting Started!

If this is the first time you've joined a game jam, no worries. Here are some helpful tools you can use to get started if you want to dive into the video game side of design:

• Ren'Py (https://www.renpy.org/) - visual novel creator
• Twine (https://twinery.org/) - choose your own story creator
• GameMaker Studio (https://gamemaker.io/en) - beginner friendly Indie Game Engine

If instead you want to dive into the tabletop side of design check out:

• Making TTRPGs When You Have No Money (https://starshinescribbles.com/making-ttrpgs-when-you-have-no-money/)
• Make Your Own One-Page RPG by Exeunt Press (https://exeuntpress.itch.io/one-page-rpg)
• The Ultimate Guide to Game Jams (https://noblesteedgames.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-game-jams/)